Administrative Assistant
Loudoun County
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Posted: December 10, 2025 (36 days ago)
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Assistant Archaeologist - Community Planning
Loudoun County
Planning and Zoning
Location
Leesburg, Virginia, 20175
Salary
$72,767.25 - $127,342.69
per year
Type
Full Time
More Planning & Development jobs →Closes
Not specified
Job Description
Summary
This job involves managing a collection of historical artifacts, reviewing reports to ensure they follow rules for protecting cultural sites during land development, and helping preserve the area's heritage through education and coordination with other groups.
A good fit would be someone with a background in archaeology or history who enjoys organizing records, working with databases, and collaborating on community planning projects in a growing area near Washington DC.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in archaeology, anthropology, history, or a related field
- Experience in archaeological collection management and artifact repository maintenance
- Knowledge of county, state, and federal cultural resource regulations, including Section 106 compliance
- Skills in developing and implementing policies for archaeological data and collections
- Proficiency in maintaining databases for site documentation, inventories, and survey reports
- Ability to review technical reports for land development applications and provide recommendations
- Strong coordination skills with agencies, organizations, and stakeholders in heritage preservation
Full Job Description
Loudoun County government has been included in Forbes magazine’s prestigious ranking of America's Best Large Employers. Loudoun is recognized for its outstanding commitment to fostering environments where employees can thrive based on various factors, including atmosphere, salary, diversity, working conditions, and workplace environment.
Requirements
Responsibilities include:
• Develops and implements archaeological collection management and related policies; drafts and interprets policies and written standards; participates in analysis meetings; and produces archaeological resource education materials.
• Maintains archaeological data and artifact repository. (Maintains database of archaeology collections and associated reports and inventories; ; assists with the development of standards and procedures for acquisition and lending, and the creation of portable displays and interpretive content; Creates system/program to loan artifacts to public and private institutions.); maintains archaeology site documentation and database; and compiles summary reports of archaeological survey data.)
• Assist lead Archaeologist with compliance review of technical reports to ensure consistency with county, state, and federal guidelines, policies and regulations. Provides analysis and recommendations associated with land development applications, and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act including but not limited to reconnaissance level "walkover" surveys, Phase I, II, and III cultural resources surveys, cemetery delineations, cemetery treatment plans, and related summary reports; and maintains contact with heritage resource organizations, the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and other agencies and departments.
• Prepare reports. (Prepares concise, objective referrals on legislative and administrative (by-right) land development applications; prepares reports for the Board of Supervisors (BOS), County Administration, the Zoning Administrator, Director of Building and Development, Planning Department, and the Transportation Land Use Committee; attends pre-application meetings prepared to identify potential heritage resource issues; and supports project managers at meetings with applicants, Planning Commissioners, the BOS, and community leaders.
• May perform other essential job functions specific to the position and department assignment.
Hiring salary is commensurate with experience.
Qualifications
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